Combined cap and suspender for the handles of brooms, mops, and the like



May 22, 1928. 1,671,030

F. HODGSON COMBINED CAP AND SUSPENDER FOR THE HANDLES 0F BROOMS, MOPS,AND THE LIKE Filed May 5, 1927 [All [1Y7 0! zf'ealew ,7/067 don FatentedMay 22, 1928.

UNITED STATES FREDERICK HODGSON, OF LONDON, ENGLAND, ASSIGNOR T0 ROBERTTWEEDY SMITH PATENT OFFICE.

AND HARVEY HARROWELL, BOTH OF LONDON, ENGLAND.

COMBINED CA]? AND SUSPENDER FOR THE HANDLES 0F BROOMS, MOPS, ANDTHELIKE.

Application filed May 5, 1927,.Seria1 No. 189,156, and in Great BritainMay 14, 1926.

This invention relates to a combined cap or top and suspender intendedto be attached to the end of a handle or stale of a broom, brush, mop orlike implement so as to provide a better grip and a more comfortablemethod of manipulating the broom, brush, mop or like implement when inuse and also to provide convenient means for suspending the handle orstale from a nail, hook or other like support when the implement is notin made of sheet metal and B is a loop of wire having its ends lodged inholes in the cap so that the loop can be turned down to rest against theoutside of the cap or raised away therefrom so that the loop can beengaged upon a hook.

The cap can be dome shaped and if required it can be provided with abeaded edge to give it strength and finish. It is however usuallypreferable to crinkle, rib, flute or so form the metal cap or to that itcan be forced on to the end of the handle or stale. The ribs or flutesmay be made in a longitudinal direction and of a bulbous shape in crosssection so as to provide narrow necks as shown at C. I

The ribs or flutes may be roughened or otherwise shaped interiorily toensure the cap or top taking a good grip on the handle or stale wherebyit will be, securely held thereon. The end of the cap may be formed withan embossed part providing an interior projection which penetrates theend of the handle or stale when the cap or top is driven to its finalposition.

In place of the embossed projection above mentioned a spike, screw orthe like D may be fixed in the cap so that it can be driven or screwedendwise into the handle or stale, or a hole may be formed in the end ofthe cap through which a nail or screw can be inserted endwise into thehandle or stale.

I claim 1. A cap fora stale, formed from sheet metal to a truncatedbarrel shape having longitudinal flutes thereon.

2. A cap for astale, formed from sheet metal to a truncated barrel shapehaving longitudinal flutes thereon, said flutes being bulbous in crosssection.

3. A cap for a stale, formed from sheet metal to a truncated barrelshape having longitudinal flutes thereon, said flutes being bulbous incross section, and a wire becket pivotally connected to said cap.

4. A cap for a stale havin vlongitudinal flutes thereon which are bu ousin cross section, a wire becket pivotally connected to the cap and aninwardly directed spike formed integrally with the end of the cap.

5. A cap for a stale, formed from sheet metal to a truncated barrelshape having longitudinal flutes thereon, said flutes being bulbous incross section and having their internal edges roughened for grippingupon the stale.

FREDERICK HODGSON.

